| 单词 | wife |
| 释义 | wife (once / 19 pages) n WORD FAMILY wife: ex-wife, wifelike, wifely, wives USAGE EXAMPLESIt said he arrived in the Turkish city of Konya with his wife and two children. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ditto for Andrei Timofeyev, 33, who described himself as a “bored manager” whose wife started complaining about his extreme sports after their daughter was born. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “It reached the point where my wife said she wanted me back; she felt she’d lost me.” The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) n a married woman; a man's partner in marriage Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper married woman hubby, husband, married man a married man; a woman's partner in marriage Bathsheba (Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC) Catherine of Aragonfirst wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) Anne Hathawaywife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623) Rachel(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin Rebecca(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau Ruththe great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament Sarah(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac battle-ax, battle-axe a sharp-tongued domineering wife crown princessthe wife of a crown prince first ladythe wife of a chief executive golf widowa wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf honest womana wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time) homemaker, housewife, lady of the house, woman of the housea wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income marchionessthe wife or widow of a marquis matrona married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified mayoressthe wife of a mayor missis, missusinformal term of address for someone's wife old ladyyour own wife sheika, sheikhathe wife of a sheik signoraan Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name trophy wifea wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man ux., uxor(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife vicereinewife of a viceroy viscountessa wife or widow of a viscount better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse a person's partner in marriage adult female, womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
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